Sunday July 15
We cruised into Yakutat Bay and saw
Hubbard Glacier, the world's biggest tidewater glacier, with a 6 mile
wide terminus at the bay. Very impressive. We did not get off in this
area, the traditional home of the Yakutat Tlingit people. It was a
chilly day, we had some snowflakes and we bundled up to go outside on
the balcony and watch what was going on outside. The bay was filled
with ice floes, not icebergs but called berglets and growlers
depending on their size. Some of them had stellar sea lions or
harbor seals on them, handy places to float around and escape
predators. Randy attended a talk with naturalist Rachel Dunham.
Reed went off to Re-Mix, the teenage hang-out with all kinds of
activities. Bret joined the 8 – 12 year-old-gang at Shockwaves,
they had a Lego competition this morning.
When we boarded the ship, we each got
an ID card like a credit card, it gets swiped for everything, such as
when you get on or off the ship, or if you want to buy something.
When we registered the boys for these clubs, we acknowledged that
they could sign out themselves, and they both appreciate having their
independence on the ship. Bret returned to our room when his club
ended at 10 pm. Reed stayed until midnight, although his club is
open until 1 a.m. They're meeting people and having fun.
The photo of us above was taken by us as we were reflected in our balcony window. You can kind of see the Hubbard Glacier behind us.
The photo of us above was taken by us as we were reflected in our balcony window. You can kind of see the Hubbard Glacier behind us.
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